Dik Browne
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| Born | Richard Arthur Allan Browne August 11, 1917 New York City,New York,U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1989(aged 71) Sarasota, Florida,U.S. |
| Education | Cooper Union(attended) |
| Occupation | Cartoonist |
| Notable work | Hägar the Horrible |
| Children | 3, includingChanceandChris |
Richard Arthur Allan Browne(August 11, 1917 – June 4, 1989) was an Americancartoonist,best known for writing and drawingHägar the HorribleandHi and Lois.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Dik Browne was born on August 11, 1917, in Manhattan.[2]He attendedCooper Unionfor a year,[2]then started work at theNew York Journal-Americanas a copy boy. He later worked in the art department, drawing maps and charts.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1936, photographers and artists were banned from theLucky Lucianocompulsory prostitutiontrial.[3][4]Browne slipped in undetected, and hiscourtroom sketchesgave theNew York Journal-Americananews exclusiveon the story.[3][4][5][6][7]
DuringWorld War II,in 1942, Browne joined theUnited States Army,and was assigned to draw maps and charts for an Army engineering unit, eventually rising to staff sergeant.[2]In his spare time, he created the comic "Ginny Jeep", a comic strip about theWomen's Army Corps,appearing in Army and Air Force newspapers.[8][9]
In the late 1940s, he worked as an illustrator forNewsweekas well as forJohnstone and Cushing,an advertising company, where, in 1944, he created theCarmen-Miranda-inspiredMiss Chiquitatrademark/logo,forChiquita,and later, theBirds Eyebird, aCampbell's Soupkids redesign, and aMounds candy barad.[10][11]
From 1950 to 1960, he drew The Tracy Twins, a comic strip, forBoys' Life.[2]His work for this strip, and for theMoundscandy bar ad, brought him to the attention ofKing Features Syndicate.[2]
In 1954, cartoonistMort Walker,seeing theMoundscandy bar ad,[10]enlisted Browne[10]to co-create thecomic stripHi and Lois,aspin-offof Walker's popularBeetle Baileystrip, featuring Beetle's sister, brother-in-law and their family. Walker wrote the strip, which Browne illustrated until his death. The series is now drawn by his sonChanceand written by Walker's sons. In 1973, Browne createdHägar the Horribleabout an ill-mannered red-bearded medievalviking.The comic was then produced by his sonChrisuntil 2023. Both strips have been successful, appearing in hundreds of newspapers for decades.[12]
Recognition
[edit]He got theNational Cartoonists Society'sBest Humor Stripplaque in 1959, 1960, and 1972, and itsReuben Awardas Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 1962, forHi and Lois.[2]He was National Cartoonists Society president in 1963.[2]The National Cartoonists Society gave Browne a second Reuben Award forHägar the Horriblein 1973, and three more Best-Humor Strip awards in 1977, 1984, and 1986.[2]In 1973, the National Cartoonists Society gave him theElzie SegarAward.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Browne and his wife, Joan, had two sons and one daughter. He died of cancer on June 4, 1989, at the age of 71, in Sarasota, Florida.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^"Dik Browne, 71, Cartoonist, Dies".The New York Times.June 5, 1989.RetrievedApril 18,2022.
- ^abcdefghiBrowne, Dik (1989).Happy Hour.Penguin.ISBN978-0-515-10225-3.
- ^ab"'Hi and Lois' artist Browne dies ".Tulsa World.AP. June 5, 1989.RetrievedJuly 7,2023.
- ^ab"'Hagar the Horrible' creator dead of cancer at 71 ".UPI.June 4, 1989.RetrievedJuly 7,2023.
- ^"Dik Browne".lambiek.net.RetrievedJanuary 27,2020.
- ^"Charles 'Lucky' Luciano Trial: 1936".Encyclopedia.com.RetrievedJuly 7,2023.
- ^Poulsen, Ellen (2007).The Case Against Lucky Luciano: New York's Most Sensational Vice Trial.Clinton Cook.ISBN978-0-9717200-1-5.
- ^"Dik Browne, 71, Cartoonist, Dies".The New York Times.June 5, 1989.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedOctober 2,2019.
- ^"Dik Browne Cartoons An inventory of his cartoons".library.syr.edu at Syracuse University.RetrievedJanuary 27,2020.
- ^abcConradt, Stacy (October 13, 2015)."What Hägar the Horrible and the Chiquita Banana Girl Have in Common".mentalfloss.com.Minute Media.RetrievedApril 18,2022.
- ^"Spotlight On: Dik Browne".National Cartoonists Society.September 9, 2010.RetrievedJuly 7,2023.
- ^"Hagar The Horrible".comicskingdom.com.KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, INC.RetrievedApril 18,2022.
- ^"Chris Browne: Hagar the Horrible artist! INTERVIEW 2/4".March 22, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on December 22, 2021.RetrievedJanuary 27,2020– via www.youtube.com.
- ^"Dik Browne; Cartoonist Drew 'Hagar,' 'Hi and Lois'".Los Angeles Times.June 6, 1989.RetrievedOctober 2,2019.
Sources
[edit]- Strickler, Dave.Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924-1995: The Complete Index.Cambria, California: Comics Access, 1995.ISBN0-9700077-0-1
- Social Security Death Index
